Detroit (movie)

Detroit is a 2017 American period crime drama movie directed by Kathryn Ann Bigelow and written by Mark Boal. The movie is about Detroit's 1967 12th Street Riot. It stars John Boyega, Will Poulter, Algee Smith, Jacob Latimore, Jason Mitchell, Hannah Murray, Kaitlyn Dever, Jack Reynor, Ben O'Toole, Nathan Davis, Jr., Peyton Alex Smith, Malcolm David Kelley, Joseph David-Jones, with John Krasinski and Anthony Mackie. The movie got positive reviews and made less money.

 Cast 
 John Boyega as Melvin Dismukes
 Will Poulter as Philip Krauss 
 Algee Smith as Larry Reed
 Jacob Latimore as Fred Temple
 Jason Mitchell as Carl Cooper
 Hannah Murray as Julie Ann Hysell
 Kaitlyn Dever as Karen Malloy
 Jack Reynor as Martin “Marty” Demens 
 Ben O'Toole as Flynn Marko 
 Nathan Davis Jr as Aubrey Pollard, Jr.
 Peyton Alex Smith as Lee Forsythe
 Malcolm David Kelley as Michael Clark
 Joseph David-Jones as Morris
 John Krasinski as Attorney Auerbach 
 Anthony Mackie as Karl Greene
 Laz Alonso as John Conyers
 Ephraim Sykes as Jimmy
 Leon Thomas III as Darryl
 Gbenga Akinnagbe as Aubrey Pollard, Sr.
 Chris Chalk as Officer Frank
 Jeremy Strong as Attorney Lang
 Austin Hébert as Warrant Officer Jack Roberts
 Miguel Pimentel as Malcolm

 Reception 
Detroit had positive reviews from critics. The movie has an 82% on Rotten Tomatoes. The site says the movie is "gut-wrenching".

Accolades
 Award Date of ceremony Category Recipient(s) Result  Black Reel Awards February 22, 2018 Outstanding Film Detroit    Outstanding Actor, Motion Picture Algee Smith  Outstanding Ensemble Victoria Thomas  Outstanding Score James Newton Howard  Motion Picture Sound Editors February 18, 2018 Best Sound Editing: Dialogue and ADR in a Feature Film Paul N. J. Ottosson, Laura Graham, Daniel Saxlid, Robert Troy   NAACP Image Awards January 15, 2018 Outstanding Motion Picture Detroit  Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture Algee Smith  Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture Mark Boal  Outstanding Independent Motion Picture Detroit 

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Category:2017 crime drama movies
Category:2010s biographical movies
Category:2010s historical movies
Category:American crime drama movies
Category:American biographical movies
Category:American historical movies
Category:Movies directed by Kathryn Bigelow
Category:Movies composed by James Newton Howard
Category:Movies set in Detroit
Category:Movies set in the 1960s
Category:Movies about racism
Category:Movies about race and ethnicity